180 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 64 311 service requests, 23 HPD housing violations, 20 rodent inspections.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 70% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 45. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 4 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-05-29. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (5) · Noise (4) · Indoor Air Quality (1).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | TRAVELERS REST HDFC |
| Head officer | RONNIE FAISON |
| Managing agent | WEST HARLEM GROUP ASSISTANCE, INC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-18 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,618,000 | $728,100 |
| 2026 | $1,919,000 | $863,550 |
| 2027 | $2,176,000 | $979,200 |
The city's market estimate has risen 34% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: CHARITABLE
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 145 St — 1 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 145 St — A B C D · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 143 St — M100 M101 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Hamilton Pl & W 140 St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 192 Jacob H. Schiff Middle: Harold O. Levy School. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
1650 Amsterdam Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
10 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.
Managed by WEST HARLEM GROUP ASSISTANCE, INC. — 74 buildings, 1,080 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B23 · C25 · D12. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 74 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $275,000 on 2003-07-30 (lender: The City Of New York). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-07-30 | Mortgage $500,000 — from TRAVELERS REST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES OF NEW YOR | $500,000 | |
| 2003-07-30 | Mortgage $275,000 — from TRAVELERS REST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $275,000 | |
| 2003-07-30 | Mortgage $229,000 — from TRAVELERS REST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $229,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 21 |
| 2019 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| 2022 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| 2023 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2025 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Every one of the 180 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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